Mother's Day Challenge

This week at Stampin' Royalty we are honoring the loving and hard working moms out there.   So here is my Mother's Day card paired up with the fabulous My Favorite Things/Page Maps sketch of the month.    I love all the details in this sketch.

The Mother's Day challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) May 4th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Work of Art, Family Reunion
Ink;  Garden Green
Paper:   Whisper White, Flowerpot Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Always Artichoke Designer Series Paper, Bright Candy Dots
Tools:  Banner Framelits, Project Life Corner Rounder

Wedding Caseing the Catty

We are blog hopping at Caseing the Catty.   We will now be hopping from one design team member to the next.   I hope you can join us in the hop and enjoy all the beautiful creations that we case (copied and steal everything) from the Occasions Mini.    This week we are casing the Wedding section of the Occasions Mini.

I decided to case the card on page on page 44.

If you have been following the hop, you just came from Caseing the Catty   the next stop in the hop is
Bronwyn Eastley.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Perfect Day
Ink:   Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe
Paper:  Whisper White, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, White Baker's Twine, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Thank you Teacher

I was completely inspired with this week's My Favorite Things sketch of the week.    I decide to make one more Teacher Appreciation card.  For those of you local, you can pick up some of these teacher appreciation cards at the Fine Grind Coffee Shop.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets:   Family Reunion, Gorgeous Grunge and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Going Grey Skin Tone, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette Blendablities
Paper:   Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Linen Thread, Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Spiral Border Punch

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone!   Hope everyone has a great holiday with their family.   As soon as I saw this month's My Favorite Things color challenge, I knew an Easter card would be perfect for the challenge with the chickies!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:  For Peep's Sake and stamp sets from a local craft store

Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight

Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Wood Enamel Dots, Linen Thread

Tools:   Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Sale-a-bration is coming to an end

There is only 5 more days to earn Sale-a-bration products.   Don't miss out on the opportunity to get the amazing Big Day stamp set!   It is just perfect for coloring and for chalkboard designs.

For every 50$ order you get to choose stamp sets, amazing accessories, designer paper and tools!! So click here to start shopping and earning your Sale-a-bration products!

Not sure what to get,   click here to check out my Pinterest board dedicated to projects made with the amazing Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration brochure.  

The cupcake holder was a great idea I saw on Jan Tinklenberg blog.    Click here to see her projects as well as a PDF where you can download the template.  Super easy to make and such a great way to give someone a birthday treat!

Ingredients to make the cupcake holder:
Stamp Set:    Big Day
Ink:   Basic Black, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay Blendabilites
Paper:    Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper
Tools:   2 1/2" Circle Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tools

CTC SAB and Occasions Inspiration

The challenge this week at Casing the Catty is Sale-a-bration and Occasion Inspiration - use a combination of Sale-a-bration and Occasions stamps and accessories on your project.

So I decided to use two of my favorite stamp sets, Celebrate Today and Big Day for the challenge along with the beautiful striped paper from the Painted Blooms designer series paper.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Celebrate Today and Big Day
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Painted Blooms designer series paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Gold Baker's Twine, Rhinestones
Tools:  Balloon Framelits

Teacher Thank You

This month's Stampin' Royalty we are spotlighting each of the goddess from our design team.   This week it is Andrea McKay!   What to learn more about Andrea and check out my design team's creations, click here!

This week we the challenge at Stampin' Royalty is sketch challenge.    I just earned the new For Being You stamp set from the holiday mini.   I knew I wanted to make a teacher thank you card for the challenge.   Since the word is big, I decided to make a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" card for the challenge.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) March 2nd.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   For Being You
Ink:  Versamark
Paper;    Basic Black, Storytime Designer Series Paper, Playground Project Life Card, Hello Honey Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Basic Black Buttons and Baker's Twine, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Circle Framelits

Stampin' Royalty Color My World

This month's Stampin' Royalty we are spotlighting each of the goddess from our design team.   This week it is me!   What to learn more about me and check out my design team's creations, click here!

This week we the challenge at Stampin' Royalty is Color My World.    So open up your blender pens, aqua painters and blendabilites and start coloring!!

I am coloring with my favorite new toy, my blendabilites.    I decided to heat emboss and then use my blendabilities and color the white emboss text.    How great does that colored emboss chalkboard look!!!   I also took the Back to Black designer series paper colored in the black and white designer series paper.   How awesome does that look!!

Lastly the gift box is the biggest box you can make the punch board gift box maker with 12x12 paper.   It is a 4" box.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) March 2nd.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets:   Big Day
Ink:  Versamark, Pink Pirouette and Soft Sky Blendabilities
Paper:   Pink Pirouette, Basic Back, Back to Black Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Pink Tulle
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Crop-a-dile, Gift Box Punch Board

Love Love My Blendabilites!!!

All I can say is I love, love my Blendabilites!!  I just got an SU order and I was so excited to open it up and play with my new goodies.   I got new sets of Blendabilites and the great Big Day stamp set.     The stamp set just screams out to color with it!   You can earn the stamp set and the Blendabilites with 50$ order!!

Now with the Blendabilities it is easy peasy!!   Coloring in my stamps is like the good olds with crayons and coloring books.     So much fun.

Here is the Big Day stamp set paired up with the great Retro Sketch of the week.  How great is this sketch!!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Big Day, Amazing Birthday
Ink:  Basic Black, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay
Paper:   Whisper White, Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay
Accessories:  Bright Candy Dots, Whisper White Baker's Twin
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Angled Tag Topper Punch,  1 1/4" Circle Punch

Casing the Catty

We are back at Casing the Catty blog.   So stay tuned every week for new challenges and new beautiful projects.   I am a design team member and you will see my creations every other week.   Here is this week's challenge:   Be inspired by a project from the Sale-a-bration brochure and use some SAB DSP (or new DSP) in your project.

I CASE'ed the project below which is featured on page 19 of the Sale-a-bration brochure.     Love the simplicity of the card and the beauty.   Such an quick and easy sketch to use.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Hooray It's Your Day, 25 Days, Celebrate Today
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Best Day Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Spiral Binder Punch

Love the Hello You Thinlits

So how much do you love the Hello You thinlits.   So much fun four large words to die cut and then to make it even better you have a coordinating stamp set that has so many great words you can mix and match with.

I saw this great sketch and I knew I wanted to create a card with it.

I have a feeling you may see another card with this same sketch in the future.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Crazy about you, Gorgeous Grunge, Hooray It's Your Day
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede
Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:    Linen Thread, Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit
Tools:  Envelope Punch Board, Hello You Thinlits

Stampin' Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week at Stampin' Royalty brings us a photo inspiration.      I was totally drawn to this photo love the yellows and the coastal cabana color combo.   Love, love these colors.  This color combo was just perfect with to use with the new Hello You thinlits and the Best Year Ever designer series paper.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 pm (PST) January 19th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Crazy about you, Garden Party
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight
Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pearls, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Jumbo Brads
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder, Hello You Thinlits


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Best Year Ever

So we are into week two of 2015, is everyone still have the Best Year Ever!   Here are two of my favorites paired up, Best Year Ever designer series paper and Another Great Year stamp set to make a super easy birthday card.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Another Great Year
Paper   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories:  Pearls and Enamel Dots from a local craft store

Butterfly Thank You

So are you loving the new Best Year Ever Designer Series paper as much as me!   With a 50$ order, you can earn 12 sheets of this amazing paper for free!    You can see some of the amazing designs in the paper by peeking through the butterfly punch out.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Work of Art
Ink;   Calypso Coral
Paper:   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:   Pearls
Tools:  Bitty Butterfly Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch

Sale-a-bration starts today

So if you are like me today starts the best day of time of the year and that is Sale-a-bration!!

Here is the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper that you can earn for free!!!   How great is this paper.    Here are those amazing circles in the Best Year Ever designer series paper cut out to make a beautiful border for our birthday card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Perfect Blend, Peace, Love & Cupcakes
Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar
Paper:   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Blushing Bride
Accessories:  Linen Thread, Subtles Candy Dots
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder

Pals Paper Arts Sketch of the week

I was completely drawn to this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch.   It must be the arrows.   When I saw the circles in the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, I just knew they were a good fit for the sketch.

The Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper is a sneak peak into one of the free products you can earn during Sale-a-bration this year.    Stay tuned you can start earning Sale-a-bration rewards starting January 6th!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Amazing Birthday
Ink:  Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay
Paper:   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Accessories:  Bright Candy Dots, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Aluminum Circle Tags
Tools:  Paper Piercer